Play on! Dr Pepper Snapple Extends Partnership with Good Sports with 2-Year, $2 Million Commitment Through Let’s Play
March 10 2015 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Initiative Pledges Expanded Commitment to
Provide Sports Equipment to Deserving Organizations
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) has committed $2 million to
non-profit Good Sports over two years to support the organization’s
efforts to provide athletic equipment to youth-serving
organizations nationwide.
The contribution, through DPS’s Let’s Play initiative, extends
the company’s partnership with Good Sports through the end of 2016
and will provide balls, bats, pads, helmets, uniforms and other
gear that helps keep 2 million kids across the country in the game.
Last year, DPS provided more than $1 million to Good Sports,
funding nearly 700 grants to community organizations and sports
leagues.
“Active play is a vital part of all children’s well-being, no
matter what age. But unfortunately, many kids aren’t given enough
opportunities to burn the calories they consume through daily
physical activity,” said Vicki Draughn, vice president of corporate
affairs at DPS. “We’re pleased to provide those opportunities
through Let’s Play and continue our great partnership with Good
Sports to help get even more kids active over the next couple of
years.”
DPS launched Let’s Play in 2011 to provide the tools, places and
inspiration to make play a daily priority for kids and families. In
addition to its partnership with Good Sports, DPS has worked with
non-profit KaBOOM! to build or fix up more than 2,100 playgrounds
across North America over the past four years. By 2017, DPS’s Let’s
Play initiative will have invested $28 million to provide nearly 10
million kids with more opportunities to play, with new or improved
playgrounds or sports equipment.
“We are thrilled to continue to work with DPS as a partner in
its Let’s Play initiative and look forward to serving even more
school-aged children who often lack resources for their favorite
type of play – organized sports,” said Melissa Harper, CEO of Good
Sports. “Kids of all ages deserve the tools and places they need to
get active – whether that’s a safe playground for younger kids or
new soccer goals, baseball bats and football pads for older kids.
Let’s Play helps make this possible.”
In addition to the tools and places to play provided through
DPS’s partnerships with KaBOOM! and Good Sports, Let’s Play is also
serving up inspiration to help make active play a daily priority at
LetsPlay.com. Families can log on to find fun play ideas and tips,
as well as more information about DPS’s Let’s Play sports equipment
and playground grants and how deserving organizations can
apply.
To learn more about Dr Pepper Snapple’s Let’s Play partnership
with Good Sports, visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQMy6wb_j_Q.
About Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) is a leading producer of
flavored beverages in North America and the Caribbean. Our success
is fueled by more than 50 brands that are synonymous with
refreshment, fun and flavor. We have 6 of the top 10 non-cola soft
drinks, and 13 of our 14 leading brands are No. 1 or No. 2 in their
flavor categories. In addition to our flagship Dr Pepper and
Snapple brands, our portfolio includes 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry,
Clamato, Crush, Hawaiian Punch, Mott's, Mr & Mrs T mixers,
Peñafiel, Rose's, Schweppes, Squirt and Sunkist soda. To learn more
about our iconic brands and Plano, Texas-based company, please
visit www.DrPepperSnapple.com. For our latest news and updates,
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www.Twitter.com/DrPepperSnapple.
About Let’s Play
Let’s Play is an initiative launched in 2011 by Dr Pepper
Snapple Group to provide the tools, places and inspiration to make
play a daily priority. By 2017, DPS will provide nearly 10 million
children across North America with new opportunities to play and be
active through Let’s Play. In partnership with the nonprofit
organizations KaBOOM! and Good Sports, Let’s Play is working to
eliminate the ‘play deficit’ by building and improving play spaces
and providing grants for athletic equipment and gear. For more
information, please visit LetsPlay.com or
Facebook.com/LetsPlay.
About Good Sports
Good Sports helps lay the foundation for healthy, active
lifestyles by providing athletic equipment, footwear and apparel to
disadvantaged young people nationwide. By partnering with sporting
goods manufacturers, Good Sports gets crucial equipment to kids who
need it most, getting them in the game. Since 2003, Good Sports has
provided more than $12 million worth of equipment to more than
1,800 youth programs, impacting millions of kids. Good Sports has
also been awarded a coveted 4-star rating from Charity Navigator,
the nation’s largest charity evaluator, for sound fiscal
management, transparency and accountability; is a Better Business
Bureau Wise Giving Alliance accredited charity; and is listed on
Social Impact Exchange’s S&I 100, an index of top American
nonprofits creating meaningful social impact. For more information
on how you can support Good Sports, please visit
www.goodsports.org
Dr Pepper Snapple GroupChris Barnes,
972-673-5539chris.barnes@dpsg.comorGood SportsMatt Pandolfi,
617-471-1213 x 138MPandolfi@goodsports.org
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